Senior Software Architect, Web

At Viral Nation, we specialize in building social-first ecosystems for brands to connect with the modern consumer journey. Our integrated solutions align strategy, talent, media, and technology with culturally relevant creativity to scale the world's fastest-growing digital brands. Viral Nation offers a fluid, creative, and growth-oriented environment that will support your ambitions to apply your talents in an open, collaborative, and fast-paced culture. Our ability to stay at the forefront of the industry has fueled our success and will guide us in paving the path forward. We're driven to push boundaries and think beyond today to deliver strategies, and we're just getting started.
While we continuously exceed our goals, we need your help - our success is only as great as our people. Strong performance leads to high expectations, and we must keep raising the bar!
Position Overview:
Viral Nation is looking for a highly-skilled and experienced Senior Software Architect, Web to join our dynamic organization. This role will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our engineering processes, working directly under the Chief Technical Officer, and with strong partnership with the technical leadership team. As a senior member of the tech org, this role will collaborate with cross-functional teams across the business, providing technical leadership, architectural guidance, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
Responsibilities:
Design and Architecture:

• Develop, own and drive frontend web application architecture;
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and create architectural designs that align with business objectives.

Technology Expertise:

• Stay abreast of emerging frontend technologies and trends, and evaluate their potential use in our products and platform;
• Select and champion the adoption of appropriate tools, libraries, and frameworks to enhance development efficiency and overall product quality;
• Recommend build, buy/adopt or partner opportunities as part of the solutioning process.

Coding Standards and Best Practices:

• Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for frontend development;
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure code quality and maintainability.

Performance Optimization:

• Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the software development lifecycle;
• Implement and advocate for performance optimization techniques to enhance the overall user experience;
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to ensure seamless integration of design elements into the frontend architecture.

Scalability and Maintainability:

• Design and implement scalable and maintainable frontend solutions.
• Work closely with the engineering team to refactor and optimize existing codebase for long-term sustainability.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in a Software Architect role with a strong understanding of web application architecture and design patterns, and performance optimization tools and techniques;
• Demonstrated expertise in frontend technologies and popular frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.js;
• Extensive experience with responsive design and CSS frameworks;
• An advanced understanding of frontend testing tools and frameworks;
• Strong familiarity with RESTful and GraphQL APIs;
• Substantial experience of web accessibility standards and guidelines;
• Clear and concise cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to Have:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, OR relevant experience.
Viral Nation is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in our agency. Viral Nation welcomes applications from people with visible and non-visible disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruiting and selection process.